"city mouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: city mice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|city mice}} city mouse (plural city mice)
  1. (Antarctica, slang) A member of support personnel who remains at the base. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-city_mouse-en-noun-UtbFLGg0 Categories (other): Antarctic English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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